Reservoir for button-sewing machines, &amp;c.



J. PBRLEY. RBSBRVUIR PGR www SEWING MACHINES, am.

APPLXOATION LED SEPTJZB. 1909.

Patented Apr. 19,

IP@ 5.5/ J7 #UNITED STATES PATENT' ernten.

JOHN PERLY. OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BEECE BUTTON-HOLE MACHINE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPOATION QF MAINE.

RESERVOIR FOR BUTTONSEWING MACHINES, 8m.

Patented Apr. 1t), 1910.

' Application fxled September 29, 1909. Serial No. 520,076.

To all. whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jeux Penner, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Lynn, county of Essex, State of Massachuseits. have invented an Improvement in Res` crvoirs for Button-Sewing Machines, ttc., of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying "awing, is a specification, like characters on the drawin; Ir representing like parts.

This invention relates to a'xuachine for applying articles such as shank-eyed shoe buttous to parts of boots and shoes or other articles, a machine to which my invention` is applicable being provided with an inclined chute adapted to guide shoc buttons or other like devices to the point 'where they a re te be applied and with a reservoir communicain?r with thc upper end of the chute and adapter to deliver the fastening devices one :it a time to the chute so that the fastening de` vices pass in a row to the point otl application.

The inventio-i is intended mainly for button sewing machinesl ot' the type shown in VLetters latent of the United States, No. 4390.918, granted te; the New Button Sewing Machine tonipany, on the lith dayr of January. IJtll. Machines of this character are adapted to supply tothe chutebuttonsof dilferent sizes, styles, and colors. lt is -xcccssary when a change is made in thebuttons supplied, to remove from the reservoir the buttons remaining therein of the kind previously used and substitute therefor another kind. Heretofore, the button reservoir has been rigidly attached to the chute sothat the operation of removing from the reservoir an accumulation of buttons the use of which is tc be discontinued, requires a considerable amount of time, the buttons usually having to be removed through the hopper by which they arc supplied to thc reservoir. ln some cases the reservoir has been provided with an outlet independentof the chute through which the buttons may be removed. This construction, however, requires the provision of means for closinnr the outlet and renders the construction o? the, reservoir :indesirably complicated.

My invention has for its object to enable a mass of buttons in a button reservoir to he quickly and conveniently disch-.irged throughl the supplying hopper of the resorvoir, thus rendering a separate discharge outlet and means for closing the same unnecessary and reducing to the minimum the, time required for emptying the reservoir.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,-Fig'.ie l represents a side elevation of it portion of a button chute and a button reservoir connected therewith in accordance with my invention. Fig. Q represents a front elevation of tht parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 re resents a resents a .section on line of Fig. 2. Fig'. 5 represents a rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 2.

The. same reference characters represent the saine parts in all the figures.

VIn the drin/ings 1Q represents the button chute of abutton sewing machine of the character set forth in the above-mentioned patent, the chute including an inclined body portion 18 an parallel guide pieces 14, A, which arc attached to the body portion 13 and are separated from each other oy a narrow slot 15 adapted to receive and guide the. shanks of the buttons, and from the body portion lll by a space 'iti adapted t receive the if 'ads of the buttons, the construction being such that the. button heads are adapted to slide freely down the inclined surf-.ice of tho body portion 13 while, their shank eyes project. outwardly between the guides 14 and move downward y in the slot 15. The uppcr end of the body portion 13 is offset at 13.

17 represents a button reservoir the bottom 17 Gf which is seated on a part of the otset portion 13 and is adapted to turn side of thc bottom 17 boing flush with the upper side of the body portion 13 of the chute, so that the head l of a shoe button may slide from the bottomA of the reservoir to the space 16 as indicated in Fig. 3, the shank `cye 19 of the button projecting out wardly through the slot 15.

The button reservoir is provided with an inlet Q0 which is always open and it is preferably formed as a hopper adapted to receive a charge. of buttons and conduct the l. same into the reservoir. In the side of thesection on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. lig. 4 repthereon as hereinafter explained, the upper reservoir opposite the inlet Q0 is :i button outlet 21 which eoineides with the button guides of the chute and is formed and arranged to tlcli\ er buttons one ata titne to the chute when the reservoir in the poiton shown by full lilies in the drawings. The boei",Y portion 13 of the elnite is provided with an ear projecting laterallj,v from one edge of the chute. The reervoir bottoni is provided with an ear 28 `which is pirotally conneeted by a stud 2t with the ear ,.'2 the arrangement. bein/- such that the rewiwoir is adapted to swingv on the stud or pivot from the full line to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2.

"lien the reservoir is in the full line pov sition its inlet if) is at the highest poi-tion of the reservoir, and the outlet 2] at tinz lowest portion, so thattlie reservoir is operative to deliver buttons to the Chute. 'hen the res.- ervoir is in the dotted line position the inlet 2() is at the lowest portion of the reservoir= and :is such inlet 2O is always open, no :natter what the position ot' the reservoir may be, all the button in the rewrroir are nutte matically diieeharged therefrom through the inlet )O when the reservoir is turned to the dotted line position` the reservoir being thus quickly emptied.

The reservoir and chute are provided with coinplemental stop members which loeaie and normally maintain the re ervoir in its operative position when it' is moved from the dotted line position to the t'nll line punition. Une ot' the aitl stop iuenibern4 the wall ot a reces- Q5 formed in the oti'xet portion lil' of the chute, the other member being a stud QG projecting from the center ot the bottom ofthe button reservoir and adapted to enter the recess 25, the. arrangement: bein;v sut-h that when the stud 2G bears on thi inner portion ot the recess the reservoir is in its operative position with itv outlet ift eoinriding with the button chute.

The Stop member 2H, is preferably a part of the niceliariien'i usuali)r employed in button reservoirs for agitating the buttons and causing:r their passage through the outlet, the member 26 being extended as a .stud through the. button reservoir7 and provided with a hub 2i' which is provided with tults ol bristies :'28 arran ed to --,weep over thtl lower portion of the bottom of the lutton reservoirt the usual or any suitable means beinf provided for oscillating the stnd and 'he bristles carried thereby. "he tud ofi-illating pljeelillg portion ot' the stud7 said :tt'ni being oseillated in an)Y suitable way by mech- :I'iisui provided l'or that purpose.

Means are provided i'or lot-hing the reservoir to the chute when the re .er\-'oir is in its operative position, the means here shown including an ear 3l formed on the oll'set portion 13' and projecting from the edge of elampiner erew is turned to Aaparato it.: 7.

lit-:id troni the eat' 32. the lutter is released so that the button reservoir may more to itsdischarging' position. The elatnpin;A .wrew is provided with a suitable operating hanalle 3T. so

From the 'foregoingr it will be seen that when it is denirablevto quieldi` remore a charge ot' buttons troni the reservoir. this operation may be ell'et'ted bj.' looft-nine' tbe from the full line pmition to tht` dotted line position. thus causing' all the lrltttons'in the reservoir to bidi: elntr;5ed bj.' `ft'aivttatioii through the inlet ft. ti bei: tia' reservoir is returned to ita operative position. it may be ipiieltly Secured by tighteningr the clamping' Screw l elaini:

l. ln eombinatioii. au inlined guiding chute. a re=erroir haring; :in inlet whieh i` f always open. and :en outlet. and merite l'or supporting' the re.-t-;'\'oir in either ot' two po- -tions` relatively to the elnue. one ol' said ptmitions; eausitrg the outlet to rotin-ide with the tlitite while tbeotber t'..i itiou causes ih" 100 open inlet to beeonit- :in outlet lor the 'outents ot the rerertoir and etlerl aut-'inutileln combinati-fin. an inrlineil guiding' ehute. :i l'efref'toirliatitnfau inlet andan .iut-10"3 lt. nit-:ius l'or Supporting; the reservoir in either of two positions relatively to the rhute. one o. aitl positionS earning the outlet to coincide with the. ehute while the other position eauSeSl tite inlet to become an auto- H0 niatiil outlet atid meaux for halting tbe reservoir in the tit 't mentioned ptnitioii.

Il. In combination. an intlined lguiding chute. a reservoir baring' an inlet and :tu out let. and a manitall.\'-toi.trollel movable eonnel-tion betweetA the. ehute and reservoir, adapted to permit the re er\oir to oef-opy two positions. one ot which vaines the outlet to ooh-:eide with the chute and plaeesl the inlet in reeei'v'injg position, while niort-nient ot' 1 thi` re er.'oir to the other pimifion valises the means iua \,v include an arm 'E atliaed to the 5 inlet to bet'ome an outlet t'or and diseburge automatically tho eoutents ol the regerioir.

l. li.I eotnbinatitui. :tu iueliued guiding chtite. :i reserroir baring;Y an inlet aud :in outlet, and a movable tonneetion belweeii the chute, and reservoir` adapted to pet-init tb(` reservoir io oet'upy two positions, one ol' which rattanl'lio outlet to eoint'ide with the.

chute, while the other 'causes the inlet to 'l serve as :in automatic outlet. and means for locking the. reservoir in the. tirbt mentioned position.

5. In coinhination. an inclined ,cuidiny,r chute, a reservoir hating :in inlet and an outlet, and a pivotai connection between the reservoirand chute adapted to pei'int the reservoir to be swung laterally from a position in which its outlet coincides with the chuteaiid the inlet is iii receiving' position, 4

to a position in which the outlet` is reinored from sueh coincidence with the hule and the inlet is caused to heeoine an outlet for and to etfeet automatically the diseharge of the contents of the re lrvoir. `6211i combination` an inclined let, and a pivotal coiiiiefftion between the reservoir and chute adapted to permit` the reservoir to swing fron; :i position in ".rhieh its outlet. eoineides with the chute` to :i position iii which the inlet heeoniex an ouitet and discharges autoinatieall)- the contenul ot' the reservoir, the chute and reservoir haring complementa] stop inenihernA which loeate' and norniiilly maintain the. re.-'er\oir in the first mentioned position.

connect-ion het-Ween the reervoir andtthe` other ear.

8. Iii 'ronibinatioin an inclined guiding chute have?,r ears projecting laterally iii op posite. directions from its iipperend portion guiding' t chute, a reservoir haring' an inlet. and an outl and .i recesied Stop nieinber, a reservoir havl ing' :iii inlet and an outlet, a pivotal connec- Q tion between the reservoir and one of said i ears, and a sepai'ahle loelt'ing?r eoiineetion hetueen the reservoir and the other ear, the I reservoir llt-ing' provided with :i projecting' stop iiieiiiher adapted to cooperate with said reeesed stop nii'inher in lot-ating the reseri Voir. i 9. ln eoinhination, an iiieiined guiding i chute, a reservoir haring a bottoni the upper i surface ot' whit-h is substantially Hush with l the hnttoii head support ing and guiding sur' l face. of the ehule. said reservoir having also l an ini i: t and an outlet above aid liottoin. and f meanl'or supporting the reservoir in either l ot' t\\o lateral positioirelatively to the i ehute` the, outlet iii one position coincidingr j with the elnito uliile in the other poxition said outlet is rendered inoperative and the f inlet heroines an automatic outlet to disg rhaige the i-onteiits of the rebervoir.

10. 1n eonihination. an inclined Pguiding:

t-liute. having an oi'laet portionl at its upper end, a i'eseiw'loir liavinr a hottoin seated on said offset; portion. and :iii inlet and an oiit letahove taiil bottoni. the. upper snit'aee of the bottoni heilig' substantially fhi li with the opper snrlaee ot' the hotly portion of the eh'ite. and a pivotai eonneetioii hetweeii the reservoir and the oils-ot. portion of the chiite.

In te vtiinon \yy whereof. I have signed my naine to this sl'iecitication, in the presence of two snhisei'ihing witnesses.

JOHN PERLEY. "itiiesses WM. J. M oLAiiGiiLrix,

Tiioiias J. CARTY. 

